The Basics Background and Handout: Comparing Federal and State Courts Chart: Comparing Federal and State Courts Chart: Examples of Jurisdiction of State and Federal Courts Graphic: Structure of Federal Courts Graphic: The Path to the Supreme Court The Court System
Bird's Eye View of the Federal Courts Federal Courts in a Nutshell Guidelines for Educational Visits to Courts Courthouse Tour Script Courtroom and Classroom Activities Jury Duty Mock Trial of William Penn Double Jeopardy (Interactive Game) *Flash required Who Wants to Be a Million-Dollar Citizen (Interactive Game) Hanging Out and the Fourth Amendment: A Student Supreme Court Simulation (PDF file) Students examine a Fourth Amendment situation they may face in their own neighborhoods as they revisit the Supreme Court's 2000 decision in Illinois v. Wardlow.
Landmark Cases Historically Significant Cases Brown v. Board of Education Marbury v. Madison 10 Landmark Supreme Court Cases 12 Landmark Supreme Court Cases about Students Reference Materials
FAQs Federal Courts Structure General Information http://findlaw.org How to conduct legal research on the Internet How to do legislative research Law-Related web sites The Federal Courts Federal Judicial Center History of the Federal Judiciary U.S. Courts - U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Information The Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Other Primary Documents Supreme Court Cases www.findlaw.com/casecode/faq.html http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/index.html Landmark Supreme Court Cases